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1-2 November 2017 - Hilton London Heathrow Airpor t (T4), UK
Electrical and Electronic Equipment and the Environment conference 2017Meet ing the technica l and regulatory compl iance chal lenges
Speakers and Chairs confirmed
Endorsed by:
Sponsored by:
Exhibitors:
Chairs: Iain Lindsay - Rockwell Automation
Chris Robertson - RINA Consulting
Brexit
Brexit: the consequences for future EU and UK environmental policy Andrew Farmer – Head of Industry, Waste and Water Programme – Institute for European Environmental Policy • What does untangling UK environmental law relevant to EEE entail (e.g. WEEE, REACH, etc.)? • What are the consequences for future development of UK law relevant to EEE? • What effect does the UK leaving have on future EU law development relevant to EEE? • What are the key signposts in the Brexit negotiations to look out for?
Negotiating Brexit: Where are we now and what does it mean for aerospace and defence? Richard Gale – Policy Adviser, Aerospace – ADS Group
• Leaving the EU: how did we get here? • UK vs EU: synergies and differences
• Overview of priorities and outcomes for ADS sectors • Next steps and future timelines
Ethical sourcing
Patricia Carrier – Project Manager – UK Modern Slavery Act Registry Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (Content to be finalised)
Supply chain engagement at HP:supply chain responsibility and
conflict minerals due diligence Jason Ord – Regional Sustainability Manager for Europe, the Middle-East and Africa – Hewlett Packard
• Ensuring responsible labour practices, from principles to building supplier capability • Conflict minerals due diligence: key elements of a conflict minerals program
Conflict minerals due diligence: lessons learned from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Alignment Assessment
Andrew Britton – Managing Director – Kumi Consulting • The OECD Alignment Assessment project and its importance to EU Conflict Minerals Regulation • Current state of due diligence practices across the five largest industry programmes • Applying the lessons learned to strengthen risk management and responsible sourcing practices
Pan Law
UK policy development and implementation round-up Steve Andrews – Head of the Environmental Regulation Unit within the Materials & Resource Industries Team for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) – DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
• Updates on RoHS & WEEE • Latest developments in respect of the circular economy negotiations• Updates in respect of general Defra/EU exit developments
Life in the Trump Lane: Key U.S. policy and regulatory initiatives under the Trump/Pruitt administration Lynn Bergeson – Managing Partner – Bergeson & Campbell • TSCA implementation • Regulatory rollback—consequences of Executive Order implementation • State and non-government organization response • Key Supreme Court/Appellate decisions • Significant State developments— Prop 65, safer consumer product regulations, and others
Substances
Enforcement of EE products in Sweden Frida Ramstrom – Inspector – KEMI (Swedish Chemicals Agency) • Selection of companies and products for enforcement • Results of our inspections, problematic products • Advice to companies built on our experiences
Materials related obsolescence risks from REACH within BAE Systems products David Probert – Product Environmental Engineer – BAE Systems Surface Ship Combat Systems • What is materials related obsolescence? • What are the risks? • What should we do? • Why should I care? • What if I do nothing?
Peter Megaw – Team Leader – Guidance ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)(Content to be finalised )
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Preservatives and other biocides in electrical and electronic articles – an overview of the Biocidal Products Regulation and treated articles Siobhan Murphy – Senior Regulatory Scientist – REACH Centre
• Core principles of Regulation (EU) 528/2012, the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) including background and definitions • What is a treated article and how to determine whether you supply one? Includes examples • Relevance of treated article provisions to electrical and electronic equipment including key examples• Obligations for marketing, key timelines and practical considerations
REACH and the 2018 deadline; implications for the EU supply chain
Craig Kelly – Senior Consultant, REACH – TSGE Consulting • What does REACH registration mean? • What is the 2018 deadline? • Supply chain impacts: registration, restriction and authorisation • How to find out if a substance is registered
Sustainability
ICT and ecodesign/circular economy policy in 2017: new regulatory challenges, industry practice and change
Sylvie Feindt – Director, Digital Sustainability Policy – Digital Europe • How ecodesign features within EU circular economy policy• Challenges of new requirements for industry. Case study concerning the proposed new ecodesign regulation for electronic displays• How ecodesign policy is moving beyond its original energy-in- use focus to cover information and other requirements• How the ICT sector is contributing to the circular economy agenda – repair, remanufacture and refurbishment and the use of recycled plastics
Understanding REACH and other chemicals legislation in the EU and how to comply
Download our free 15-page PDF summary here.
There is a growing range of legislation worldwide that restricts substances that are, or may be, harmful. Some legislation also requires authorisation for use of chemicals or mandates information to be provided to users – including users of products that contain certain substances.
Chairs
Chris Robertson Head of Regulatory Compliance RINA Consulting
Iain Lindsay EU Regulatory Affairs Rockwell Automation